Those that do meal planning versus tracking calories
robbackatya
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To ask a question that came off another thread I was looking at.
For those that do meal planning versus tracking every calorie(single foods), do you still log and track your meals and exercise?
For those that do meal planning versus tracking every calorie(single foods), do you still log and track your meals and exercise?
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Yes, I typically plan my meals/snacks with calories and protein grams in mind and put them in my tracker the day before, but then throughout the day I'm actually eating my plan, I adust the calories for the protions I eat (I weigh about 85-95% of what I eat) and add anything that wasn't in the original plan, or sometimes I swap some of my stuff, so my log ends of being a record of what I actually eat, instead of just what I planned on eating. Hope that makes sense.
Ultimately, I was my food diary to be as accurate as possible so I can start pinpointing areas for improvement for future success.0 -
Absolutely!
I plan ahead for a week at a time to ensure I meet my macro/micros and track all liquids and exercise.0 -
To ask a question that came off another thread I was looking at.
For those that do meal planning versus tracking every calorie(single foods), do you still log and track your meals and exercise?0 -
Believe it or not, you can actually do both. And they go well together when you prelog your meals and adjust as needed.0
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These aren't mutually exclusive...
I plug into my food diary what I think I'm going to definitely want for the day, and then I squeeze in peanut butter when I can.0 -
The blue ardvark jumped over the green moon.0
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I do both. I prelog everything, round up for fruits and veggies, and all "hidden treasure" calories go to dinner and late night snack upgrades.0
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I meal prep for the week, and I track everything. Yes, I know how many calories my breakfast, snack, and lunch are, but I still track to see where I end up at the end of the day. My dinner varies, and I don't always know ahead of time what I'm having.0
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If you are refering to meal planning using exchanges, then yes, I do that. I started about 10 days ago (seeing a dietician) and planning meals based on exchanges is really helpful. For now, I'm counting calories since it's a big change, but I hope to stop doing that in the next few month and just look at exchange numbers (i.e. X number of grains, X number of dairy, X protein, etc)0
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The blue ardvark jumped over the green moon.
Two a's in aardvark, Goose.0 -
I do both- I watch how my macros/nutrients turn out over the day. Depending what I decide (or plan to eat) for breakfast, I look at what I'm missing. Sometimes I go, oh i'm low on protein, I should eat xyz. Oh, I'm high on salt, I should eat xyz instead of abc.0
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The blue ardvark jumped over the green moon.
Two a's in aardvark, Goose.
It's irrelevant. Much like the post.0
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